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Cambodian couple cut home in half | Cambodian couple cut home in half |
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An estranged couple in Cambodia have sawn their house in half to avoid the country's convoluted divorce process. | |
Moeun Rim and his wife, Nhanh, who have been married nearly 40 years, split the building last week following an argument, local officials said. | Moeun Rim and his wife, Nhanh, who have been married nearly 40 years, split the building last week following an argument, local officials said. |
Mr Rim has removed his share of the property and the couple have also divided their land into four parts; two for their children, and two for them. | Mr Rim has removed his share of the property and the couple have also divided their land into four parts; two for their children, and two for them. |
Divorce cases in Cambodia can be costly and may take a long time to settle. | Divorce cases in Cambodia can be costly and may take a long time to settle. |
The house - or one half of the house - is located in Prey Veng province, about 90km (56 miles) from the capital, Phnom Penh. | The house - or one half of the house - is located in Prey Veng province, about 90km (56 miles) from the capital, Phnom Penh. |
In sickness and health | In sickness and health |
The couple fell out after Mr Rim accused his wife of neglecting him whilst he was ill. | The couple fell out after Mr Rim accused his wife of neglecting him whilst he was ill. |
"We tried to persuade them to think clearly before they did this because they had been married for nearly 40 years," local chief Vorng Morn told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper. | "We tried to persuade them to think clearly before they did this because they had been married for nearly 40 years," local chief Vorng Morn told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper. |
"But they did not listen," he said. | "But they did not listen," he said. |
A local lawyer told the newspaper that dividing a property was legal if both parties had agreed to it - but that it did not mean the pair were legally divorced. | |
"If in the future they have any disagreements, the provincial chief will not be responsible, as there had not been a judgment from the court," Prak Phin said. | "If in the future they have any disagreements, the provincial chief will not be responsible, as there had not been a judgment from the court," Prak Phin said. |